Transforming Generosity is our Annual Stewardship Campaign for 2019. Friends of St. Mark's are encouraged to give of their time, talent, and resources for the benefit of the church, the world, and our lives. Our goal is to be witnesses of proportional giving, understanding that everything we have already belongs to God. Join us as we strive to be a joyful offering to God, the Church, and the world. Can we rely on your support?

From the Rector

2019 Stewardship Campaign

Dear Friend of St. Mark’s,

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry often describes us as “The Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement.” As we begin our annual stewardship campaign, I want to pose these questions: What does being the Jesus movement mean for us? What is God calling us to do as followers of Jesus?

As Episcopalians, we love our worship. Our liturgies inspire us. The Eucharist is at the center of our lives. We cherish the Bible, and we are people of the Word. As part of the Jesus movement, we follow the One who loves us so much that he gave his life so that we might understand God’s never-ending love for all of creation.

And here’s the hard part: As followers of Jesus, we are called to give all of ourselves to God’s work in the world. In the sixth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus, after teaching us how to pray, talks to us about money, our needs, and our hope. He reminds us that we cannot have two masters. We cannot love God and money.

Jesus then says: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” He finishes by calling each of us with these words, “But seek first God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

How would our church —how would we — be transformed if each of us remembered these words of Jesus? We are indeed called to set new priorities.

Establishing new priorities for ourselves and for our church means transforming how we think about generosity. That transformation will call upon us to look for generosity in every aspect of our work and in every aspect of our lives.

I hope you’ll join me as we work together to transform generosity in our church, our community, and our very lives. You may pledge online through the church website. Pledge cards are also available in the church; they may be placed in the offering at any of our services. You may also pledge at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 20. Mahalo in advance for your generosity.

Online Giving

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Faith Stories

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Jesse Wilson started attending St. Mark’s one year ago, and this past spring he was baptized at the Easter Vigil. In this video, he offers his faith story, as well as how St. Mark’s helps him grow in Christ.